The Association agrees that the Division has the right to suspend a teacher with or without pay for just cause. The imposition of discipline by the Board or any agent thereof in the form of written warning(s) and/or suspension(s) with or without pay shall be subject to the following provisions.
1. Where the disciplined teacher is not satisfied that the discipline is for just cause, the Division's actions shall be deemed to be a difference between the parties to or persons bound by this Collective Agreement under Article 22 - Disputes Concerning This Agreement.
2. When such a difference is referred to a Board of Arbitration under Article 22, the Board of Arbitration shall have the power to:
a) uphold the discipline
b) rescind the discipline
c) vary or modify the discipline
d) order the Division to pay all or part of any loss of pay and/or benefits in respect of the discipline
e) do one or more of the things set out in subclauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) above.
3. For the purpose of this article, written warnings will not include performance assessments conducted in accordance with Division policy, its regulations and amendments made thereto, except to the extent that any such assessment is used as the basis of, or in connection with, disciplinary action.